Filmed Concert: Contemporary Classical Music

Assignment Prompt
our homework is to watch a filmed concert on YouTube and write a minimum 400-word response-review of the performance.
The four concert videos to choose from are given on the next page. You must choose from these – you may not select a different concert of your own choice. Read through the instructions below in full before watching your chosen concert:
Select one of the concerts, and watch it in full. The four concerts present music from the baroque, classical, late-romantic and mid-20th century, so choose the option that appeals to you the most. Allow enough time to watch the full performance uninterrupted. Put the video on full screen and play the audio at the best quality available to you (headphones or external speakers are probably better). Try to pretend you are at the concert to get the full experience!
After you have watched the concert, write a minimum of 400 words in response to the performance you just watched. This should be partly a review of the performance, and partly your own response to the experience.
Make notes on the following questions as a basis for your writing (but don’t just answer them in order). Give at least EIGHT time frames over the course of answering the questions. You will lose five points if you do not have at least EIGHT:
Answer ALL the questions
How many movements/sections do you think the piece is in and why? Please give at least three of the musical elements from class (meter, mode, texture, instrumentation) to describe each movement. (5 points)
What kind of music was played in this concert, and how does it relate to the music covered in this course? (2 points)
Which part of the performance did you find most enjoyable, and why? Must have time frame (3 points)
Which part did you enjoy the least, and why? Must have time frame (3 points)
Which performers caught your attention and why? (2 points)
Who was in charge out of the performers on stage (if anyone), and how did they behave? (3 points)
How does your experience of watching a performance differ from hearing a recording? (2 points)
What aspects of this concert experience were unexpected to you? (2 points)
Word count: minimum 400 words. Include a word count at the bottom of your work.